[Federal Register: September 25, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 186)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2002-13395]
Information Collection Available for Public Comments and
Recommendations
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intentions to
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved
information collection.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before November 25, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean McKeever, Associate Administrator
for Shipbuilding, Maritime Administration, 400 7th St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202-366-5737, FAX 202-366-7901.
Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0027.
Form Numbers: None.
Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2003.
Summary of Collection of Information: This information collection
consists of application for a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) agreement
under section 607 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 as amended, and
annual submissions of appropriate schedules and exhibits. The Capital
Construction Fund is a tax-deferred ship construction fund that was
created to assist owners and operators of U.S.-flag vessels in
accumulating the large amount of capital necessary for the
modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine. The program
encourages construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of vessels
through the
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deferment of Federal income taxes on certain deposits of money or other
property placed into a CCF.
Need and Use of the Information: The collected information is
necessary for MARAD to determine an applicant's eligibility to enter
into a CCF Agreement.
Description of Respondents: U.S. citizens who own or lease one or
more eligible vessels and who have a program to provide for the
acquisition, construction or reconstruction of a qualified vessel.
Annual Responses: 140.
Annual Burden: 2130 hours total.
Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, U.S. Dot Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20590. Comments may also be submitted by electronic
means via the Internet at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Specifically
address whether this information collection is necessary for proper
performance of the function of the agency and will have practical
utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this
burden, and ways to enhance quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected. All comments received will be available
for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT,
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version
of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http://
dms.dot.gov.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: September 19, 2002.
Murray A. Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-24295 Filed 9-24-02; 8:45 am]
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